Girl name
Amanda name meaning
“worthy of love, lovable”
Amanda means “worthy of love” or “lovable” and is used for girls in Türkiye. It comes from Latin amanda, the feminine gerundive of amare, “to love.” Amanda Wingfield in Tennessee Williams’s play The Glass Menagerie provides a concrete literary example of the same name.
What does Amanda mean?
Worthy of love, lovable
In Turkish: sevilmeye değer, sevilesi
Amanda expresses love through its Latin grammatical formation. This meaning explains the name’s construction rather than describing the character of anyone who bears it. Amandus is a masculine relative, while Amanda has become an independent feminine name in several European languages.
Origin of the name Amanda
Amanda comes from the feminine Latin gerundive of amare, ‘to love’, conveying ‘to be loved’ or ‘worthy of love’.
How to pronounce Amanda
| Syllables | 3 · 6 letters · 6-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /amanda/ |
Is Amanda a girl’s name?
Yes, Amanda is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Amanda does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Amanda
Names with related meanings
- Meryem♀Beloved, loved one
- Mihra♀Sun
- Özlem♀Longing for reunion
- Sevim♀Affection
- Yaren♀Friend, close companion
- Züleyha♀Heroine of the Yusuf and Züleyha story
- Bade♀Wine
- Sıla♀A longed-for home
- Zeliha♀Heroine of the Yusuf and Züleyha story
- Buse♀A kiss expressing affection
- Dila♀O heart, O beloved heart
- Mila♀Dear, beloved, lovely
Famous people named Amanda
- Amanda Irene Karakas
FAQ about the name Amanda
What is the meaning of Amanda?
Amanda means “worthy of love, lovable”. Amanda comes from the feminine Latin gerundive of amare, ‘to love’, conveying ‘to be loved’ or ‘worthy of love’.
Is Amanda a girl’s name?
Yes, Amanda is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Amanda in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Amanda nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Amanda?
Amanda is of Latin origin.
How many syllables does Amanda have?
Amanda has 3 syllables and 6 letters.
How popular is the name Amanda?
Amanda does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 1 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Famous people named Amanda?
Notable people named Amanda include Amanda Irene Karakas.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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